merki
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”).
Noun edit
merki n (genitive singular merkis, plural merki or merkir)
Declension edit
| n25 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | merki | merkið | merki(r) | merkini |
| Accusative | merki | merkið | merki(r) | merkini |
| Dative | merki | merkinum | merkjum | merkjunum |
| Genitive | merkis | merkisins | merkja | merkjanna |
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
merki n (genitive singular merkis, nominative plural merki)
Declension edit
declension of merki
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “merki” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Livvi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Swedish mærki, from Old Norse merki. Cognates include Finnish merkki.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
merki (genitive merkin, partitive merkii)
Derived terms edit
(compounds):
References edit
- Tatjana Boiko (2019) “merki”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *markiją, related to *markō (see Old Norse mǫrk).
Noun edit
merki n
Declension edit
Declension of merki (strong ija-stem)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “merki”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Sranan Tongo edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
merki
Verb edit
merki
- to milk